CCSS2 Global Exam 3rd Evaluation Minimum Contents

Unit 4 The Byzantine and Carolingian Empires

395 Theodosius divided the Roman Empire into East and West

East  EREà The Byzantine Empire (until 1453 fell to the Ottoman Turks)

Latifundia, Strategoi, Themes, Hagia Sophia, Emperor Justinian

West - WRE - 476 fell to Barbarian tribes - Carolingian Empire (Charlemagne)

Unit 5 Islam and Al-Andalus

Caliphates and dynasties. Architectural features (p.89). Berbers. Taifas.

Unit 6 Feudal Europe

The feudal system. Parts of a fief. Expenses that peasants had to pay. Romanesque architecture p.117.

Unit 7 Cities in Medieval Europe

Advances in agricultural technology. Political transformation (parliaments). Societal changes because of urbanization (bourgeoisie). Political organization in the cities (city councils and magisters). Crafts and guilds. Trade fairs, moneychangers and the appearance of bankers.  Gothic architecture p.136-137. Differences between Gothic and Romanesque architecture. 14^th century crises and period of recovery.

Unit 8 The Christian Kingdoms

The development of the Christian kingdoms (León/Asturias, Castilla, Navarra and Aragón) p.146. The Reconquest. Repopulation strategies.  Political organization (the cortes) in the different Christian kingdoms. The Mesta. Society (coexistence of 3 cultures). Toledo School of Translators. Persecution of the Jews (1391 attacks).

Unit 9 The Early Modern Period

The modern state. Economy. Society. Thought (humanism, the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation). Renaissance Architecture and art. Early Modern Period in Spain: The Catholic Monarchs, Carlos I and Felipe II. Economy and Society. Architecture (3 types), sculpture  and painting (el Greco). Discovery and conquest of America.

Unit 10 Baroque Europe

Absolute Monarchs (Louis XIV). The English Civil War and Glorious Revolution. The Thirty Years War. Economy and society. Culture, architecture and art.

Unit 2 Contemporary Societies

The organization of societies. Diversity. Types of Societies. Discrimination. Cultures and societies around the world, especially in Europe and Spain. Inequality in Western Society. Society and the State. Supranational Organizations (EU and UN).